Why Writing by Hand Is Better for Memory and Learning Engaging the fine motor system to produce letters by hand has positive effects on learning and memory By Charlotte Hu edited by Lauren J. Young ...

Students asked to write words showed greater connectivity across the brain than when they typed them, suggesting writing may be a better boost for memory. Skip to content Subscribe or renew today ...

So, if the point of writing something down is to help you remember, take those notes using handwriting. The most obvious use case for this is taking notes during class. But it applies even if you ...

Writing something down rather than typing it on a computer could help you retain the information better, after researchers found putting pen to paper boosts connectivity between different areas of ...

Writing By Hand Improves Your Memory, ... "The computer allows us speed and handwriting allows us deep processing. It's a matter of figuring out how we pool the two," Hovarth said.

One method of computer-mediated communication uses flashing “mind spellers”, in which the participant looks at a screen with a keyboard of letters flashing at different speeds. Focusing on a given ...